The Niskayuna High School Class of 2025 officers held the grand opening of the first school store on December 15, 2023. Class President Caleb Coppola had the vision of repurposing the former ticket booth vestibule. Class advisors and World Language teachers Lainie Damaskos-Christou and Amy Martin were thrilled to help the class with this undertaking. …
On Monday, December 11, Jack Salinetti, a fourth grader at Birchwood Elementary School, received a bone marrow transplant at Boston Children’s Hospital. Jack is there being treated for leukemia. On the day of his transplant, he requested that people wear red and share photos with the hashtags #salinettistrong #jackthewarrior #JS5. Many members of the Birchwood …
Niskayuna High School Senior Sophie Spindler is WMHT’s January Classical Student Musician of the Month! Sophie has been singing since she was young and has studied voice under NHS Director of Choral Studies Mrs. Christina Pizzino-Catalano since she was in 8th grade. “I was very grateful to be selected for this honor. I was also …
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Niskayuna High School Cheerleading Coach and teacher Ms. Denise “Squid” Squadere has been named NYS Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations! The NFHS collects nominations from member state associations to honor those who are leading their sport, impacting students and giving back to their community in positive ways. …
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Years ago we embarked on an ambitious, multi-year plan to expand, improve and modernize our eight school campuses. With substantial community input, the district adopted a long-range facilities improvement plan that sought to minimize the financial impact by spreading the work over several distinct referendum votes. The 2021 Referendum Niskayuna voters approved the first of …
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On Sept. 19 the New York State School Boards Association presented the Niskayuna High School’s Academic Resource Center with a “Champions of Change Award.” The distinction honors the hard work of high school students who offer peer tutoring. The Champions of Change award is a non-competitive award determined by a committee which reviews e-clips for …
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Stacey Muscato Vice-Principal – Van Antwerp Middle School smuscato@niskyschools.org Ms. Muscato joins the Niskayuna team after previously serving as Elementary Assistant Principal at Mary E. Dardess in Chatham. She has a wealth of experience teaching at the middle school level, including in Shenendehowa, Lansingburgh and Albany. Her expertise is a great match for our students …
Niskayuna Central School District offers award-winning communications! New York School Public Relations Association (NYSPRA) selected NCSD’s fall ’22 newsletter to receive their Excellence Award in October. The newsletter was created by Digital Content Specialist Lindsay Quackenbush and then-Public Information Specialist Roberto LoBianco. Additionally, Quackenbush’s work on the Nisky ride-along video earned her NYSPRA’s Merit Award. …
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Niskayuna High School’s Unified Sports Program is the only school from New York state to make ESPN’s Northeast Honor Roll! Niskayuna Unified Coaches Jessica Stanton and Meg Farquharson shared this statement: “We are honored to accept such recognition on behalf of the work all of our students have done to make our high school a …
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NISKAYUNA, N.Y. – To recognize the National School Lunch Program, serving nearly 30 million children each day, our schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week from October 9-13, 2023. The fun and creative campaign theme, “Level Up with School Lunch,” highlights the importance of a healthy school lunch to students’ success both in and out …
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